For a couple years we have been hearing about how the Internet of Everything is coming. Holding it back, in my opinion, was the power hungry chips that sensors need to send their data wireless. Not any more, Intel now has available an all in one chip the size of a button that does everything…
Tag: Accessibility
An accessible tablet where fewer features is the main feature!
Claris is a technology company in Vancouver that gets the power of simplicity. They have developed a Tablet computer designed to do a really good job at helping seniors communicate. It is easy to do a video call, easy to view photos or do email. While they are aiming at seniors it is also something to look…
Segway of wheelchairs
The Whill Type-A chair is what happens when former Toyota and Nissan engineers get together with a couple of executives from Sony! The Whill Type-A device has all direction four-wheel-drive, a range of 10.6 miles at speeds of up to 5.5 mph and is connected to a smartphone app via Bluetooth that sets the sensitivity of the controller, maximum…
Lessons from the one handed world
Accessibility is a big issue, between aging boomers, war veterans, and the general population nearly 63 million Americans, according to the US Census, have a reported physical or mental condition that limits their movements or activities. Thats 1 in 5 Americans! The Industrial Design community is now tackling what it means for housing,…
Introducing the iBlood Lab
A cheap lens is all that is needed to enable an iPhone4 to discern the shapes of cells in a blood sample that can make it easier to diagnose conditions such as sickle-cell anemia in places without medical infrastructure. The system allows field workers to photograph blood samples from patients, and then send the micrographs…
Assistive Technology–a $50 billion market that you can feel good about
Like many people, I never really considered the Assistive Technology sector a big “Market Opportunity”. My views changed quickly after tearing my nearly 50-year-old calf muscle piggy backing a 20-year-old. Besides feeling like an old fart I also realized that we are all only temporarily able bodied and we are all going to need varying…
iPhone set to replace stethoscope
Hospitals are about to get really confusing. It used to be you could tell the doctors from the other staff by the stethoscope slung casually around their neck. Now your doctor may be any person in a white lab coat with ear phones on! An invention by Peter Bentley, a researcher from University College London turns an Apple…
Wireless and Medical Devices
There is no need to explain the effect wireless devices have had on our lives. However I would bet that not many people have an understanding of how the technology is completely changing the medical industry. For instance, there are implantable pacemakers that have built in GSM (www.middleeasthealthmag.com/jan2005/ article1.htm). Prior to this your doctor would…
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